cruelty free beauty

Welcome back to my regular series with suggestions of awesome people and things to check out, read, participate in and follow. Today’s post is an eclectic mix but I couldn’t resist any of these! There’s some ideal Sunday morning listening. As is common, there’s some fashion and beauty. There are also two links showcasing two very different women’s lives as well as a heartwarming example of community resistance from the New York subway. Finally, because I’ve realised I like to end with a funny video, there’s a great clip of a little girl and an Irish dancer. Enjoy!

Listen: Boat To Row

Boat To Row are an awesome band from my home town. They have a modern folksy town, with great instrumentation and lovely lyrics. Handily for this blog post, they are ideal Sunday morning listening. You can listen to them here.

Read: Different perspectives on fashion & beauty

Like so much good stuff in life, fashion and beauty are paradoxes: we should take them both less seriously and more seriously. Here are some links from both perspectives…

12 of the most fashionable films (my partner and I have decided to make Sunday night a film night so this has given me some examples that I definitely want to follow up).

Inspiration: two different women’s lives & a tale from the NYC subway

Last Sunday I spent the cold and grey afternoon curled up on the sofa watching the snooker (is there anything else on TV as relaxing? Even the commentary is whispered). I was excited to notice that the umpire of one of the matches was a woman. It’s always great to spot women at the top echelons of sport in any capacity, but it seemed particularly noteworthy because this was in a high level match between two men. I can’t imagine a woman referee at a Premier League football match or Six Nations rugby game. I looked her up and her name is Tatiana Woollaston. You can read her story here.

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